What is 3/9 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 18 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/72
- Simplify the fraction (42/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 42/6 = 7
- 72/6 = 12
- This gives: 7/12.
The result of adding 3/9 and 2/8 is : 7/12 (or 0.58333333333333 in its decimal form)